One bride, two brothers: Stunning glimpses of rare tribal wedding in Himachal Pradesh (see pics)

In a rare public celebration, Sunita Chauhan of Kunhat village married both Pradeep and Kapil Negi, reviving a centuries-old Hatti tradition that many had kept private.

​Over three days, that ended on July 14, the trio followed traditional marriage rites that symbolized unity, respect, and shared responsibility.

Sunita, an ITI-trained technician, chose her husbands freely— reflecting the autonomy women traditionally held in Hatti polyandrous marriages.

Folk music echoed through the village as relatives and locals danced in support of a union deeply rooted in ancestral custom.

For the Hatti people, polyandry is more than a tradition — it echoes ancient epics like the Mahabharata and endures largely due to the cultural imprint of that epic.